36 J u s * s u t * november 7. 2003 SubmissKXU should be sent re j u s t o u t Calendar, i'.O. Box 14400, Portland, OR 97293-0400; or faxed to 503-236-1257; or submitted at www.justout.com. Deadline is 14 days before issue date, j u s t o u t is published on the first and third Friday of eac h month. All addresses are in Portland unless otherwise specified. novenibei ? JY F riday Oregon College of Art and Craft kicks off Smithsonian M a g a z in e C ulturefest 2003 in Portland through Nov. 9 with the brown bag lecture "Jewelry as a Cultural Lens.” (Noon. 8245 SW Barnes Road Call 503 297-5544 to make reservations For complete schedule visit www culturefest.com.) You'll glide gracefully across the floor after Out Dancing's beginning fox tro t classes that start tonight and continue every Friday in November at Ankeny Street Studio. Interme diate nightclub two step follows (7 8 pm fox trot, 8 9:15 pm two step. Southeast Ninth Avenue and Ankeny Street. $20 a person. 503 236 5129 out dancmg&yahoo com.) Queer author Inga M uscio reads from her work in progress Autobiography o f a Blue Eyed Devil: M y Life and Times in a Racist, Impenalist Society at In Other Words. (7 pm. 3734 SE Hawthorne Blvd.) W YM PROV goddesses of improv comedy, explore new formats on the first Friday of every month in Eugene's Café Par adiso. (8 pm. 115 W Broadway. $7.) ] Learn how tcJ*achieve the Fred Everything, Chip McClure and Jeff Nibler work it up for Fairchild queer night at Holocene. (1001 SE Momson St. $9.) is S aturday 9 S unday The women's Forest Group hikes a moder ate five mile loop around Multnomah and Wahkeena Falls. (Call 360 883 1060 at least 24 hours ahead.) For a sweet and sultry time, catch Tart at Holocene for a new swank soiree where the girts play every second Sunday of the month (4-9 pm. 1001 SE Morrison St. $5.) Pending good weather, those outdoorsy Les­ bians Enjoying N ature and Science go bird watching at Baskett Slough west of Salem. (Beth 503-226-7919.) Women's music pioneers C ris W illiamson and Holly N ear perform at Aladdin Theater. I (8 pm. 3017 SE Milwaukie Ave. $25 $27 k from box office or Ticketmaster) Have fun keeping pace with Portland Frontrunners (9 am. June 503 819-4626 io M onday www portlandfrontrunners. org.) SisterSpirit hosts a Women's Craning C elebration at Musicians Union Hall to Write Around Portland presents honor those entenng their new life stage. All women welcome. (6 pm. 325 SE 20th Ave. $5-$ 10 donation. 503-736-3297.) An Evening with Dave W Eggers at Aladdin Theater, A featunng a reading, conversation ■ and book signing with this 9 9 always lively and provocative author; silent auction; and readings by WRAP wnters U . (730 pm 3017 SE Mil waukie Ave. $12 $50 from box office or Ticketmaster www.wntearound.org.) »ns an exhibit by Ibert and Steve a Nov. 7 reception «*» After unsuccessful reparative therapy, Steven Fales ends up divorced, exeommuni cated and living as a gay prostitute Find out the meaning of “ oxy Mormon" dunng this staged reading of his autobiographical, one-man play X'd: Confessions o f a Mormon Boy at Hollywood Theatre. A benefit for Basic Rights Oregon. (7.30 pm. 4122 NE Sandy Blvd. $10 from 503 222-6151 www. mormonboy com.) li T uesday Bundle up and go for a bnsk walk about the city with the Adventure Group (63 0 pm. 503 452 5680 www adventuregroup org.) Women of the Forest Group hike an 8.1 mile moderate loop at Bayocean Spit. Dogs and kids welcome (Call 503-659 2782 at least 24 hours ahead ) Finally1 Portland's first Women's Only Bath House Night at Club XES! (8 pm-2 am. 415 SW 13th Ave $15-$20. includes club membership www pacificfhction.org) Debra G ianelli plays Haven (8 pm 3551 SE Division St.) , . . 4 . . Indie musicians Deb Talan, Steven Tan­ nen and M cK inley play Aladdin Theater (8 pm 3017 SE Milwaukie Ave $10-$12 from box office or Ticketmaster) funk up the Backgate Stage at Artichoke Music (7.30 pm. 3130 SE Hawthorne Blvd.) Deaf & Heanng OUT Reach presents ASL Comedy N ight 3 featunng queer deaf and heanng performers (voice interpreted) at Embers. (7-9 pm. 110 N W Broadway $3-$5 503 235 0840 voice, dhor&deafvision net.) ■ Live at Backgate Stage is C rispin's Free­ dom Road B enefit Concert with The Flat Mountain Girls, Kate Power and Steven Ein- hom, March Fourth, Ensemble Berceanu and Two Man Bob (7 30 pm. 3130 SE Hawthorne Blvd $15 from Artichoke Music.) The Gypsy Moths and Ashleigh Flynn ‘ Big 0 " when It's My Pleasure presents a free Women and Orgasm class. (7 pm Register at 503 280 8 0 8 0 ) 2 Gyrlz Performative Arts contin yU ues the queer infused Enterac- / tive Language Festival with M Language o f the Body star­ ring Portland gay artist David Eckard in performance and installation at Hall Gallery. Also includes Northern Insh ** performance artist André S titt in “ Snuff ’ (7 3 0pm 630 SE Third Ave $7. For complete schedule visit www 2gyrlz org.) Dyke-owned coffee shop Haven welcomes the tal­ ented Lorna M iller (7 30 pm. 3551 SE D m sion St $3 donation.) Learn the ins and outs of vibrators, dildos and more when It's My Pleasure presents Sex Toys 101 (7 pm $10 Register at 503 280 8 080) Rainbow Preschool welcomes all families to its Pie and C ider Open House See the school and meet the staff (3-4:30 pm 1244 NE 39th Ave 503 284 1739 ) Bad Girls presents a Kinky Women's Wei coming Munch at Dingo’s. For all kinky or questioning women 18 and older Beginners welcome. (7 9 pm. 4612 SE Hawthorne Blvd 503 972 2233 www pdxbadgirls net ) When your child m angles stuffed toys, it's a bad sign. When an adult does it, it's art. See P lu s h y H u ffe r by gay artist Ehren Adam s through Nov. 26 at A rt Nucleus Queer poet Daphne G ottlieb joins Hal Sirowitz for a razzle dazzle night of poetry at Eugene's Foolscap Books G ottlieb's new book. Final Girl, explores the image of the last girl standing in horror/slasher flicks. See Nov 12 and 13 for Portland appearances. (8 30 pm. 780 Blair Blvd $3 donation ) 12 W ednesday La la la. La Prima restaurant's new second location is the site of a Portland Opera fund-raiser On the menu are a four-course Italian dinner and performances by mezzo- soprano Alexis Hamilton (630 pm 1700 NE Broadway $100 from 503 595-0143.) Chinese poet and painter Yan Li reads with poet and translator Denis Mair and Portland poets W alt C urtis and Barbara LaMorticella dunng an evening of East-W est Intersec­ tions in Collins Gallery at Central Library (7-8.30 pm. 801 SW 10th Ave ) If you identify with slasher flick chicks who out last and outshine, then you'll connect with Final Girl poetry of Bay Area diva Daphne Gottlieb performing with Hal Sirowitz at Red and Black Edmund W hite returns Café. (8 pm. 2138SE to Portland on Nov. 21 Division St.) to read from his latest. Fanny! A Fiction The endunng for a- reason Indigo Girls play the Huit Center's Silva Concert Hall in Eugene Special guest moanin' M ichelle M alone (7 30 pm 1 Eugene Center $27 $35 from box office, 5 4 1 682 5000 or www ci eugene or us/hult ) 13 T hursday The ninth annual Oregon Diversity Insti­ tute Conference convenes through Nov 14 at Rogue Community College's Redwood Bid farewell to Adrienne W eller, long-time Portland activist moving to Seattle to work at the national headquarters of the Freedom Socialist Party. (6 pm buffet [$8 donation], 7 pm party. 308 NE Ainsworth St 5032404462) Campus in Grants Pass Sessions address historical and contemporary issues of access, social justice, human rights and quality. (541 -245 7538 www. roguecc edu/odi. ) The Portland Area Business Association invites members to connect and network dunng an A fter Hours get together at Every Day Wines. (They have beer, too.) (5:30-730pm. 1520 NE Alberta St www paba.com.) The Human Rights Campaign and Basic Rights . Oregon hold a joint fund raising celebration j of gay rights dunng the triangle productions! play Beautiful Thing at Theater! Theatre! j (6 30 pm private reception, 730 pm perfor . mance 3430 SE Belmont St $50 from j 5032226151.) ! Hal Sirowitz and Daphne Gottlieb per form modem poetry for the masses crowd ing into Powell's Books on Hawthorne (7 30 pm 3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd.) Poet Carolyn Kizer hosts the 2003 O re­ gon Book Aw ards at which gay author and artist W alt C urtis is among those receiving special recognition, at the Scot­ tish Rite Center (7:30 pm 1512 SW Mom son St $25 from 503 2272583 ) Tables are cleared for Dingo's Dance Party with DJ Mel the second Thursday of every month! (4612 SE Hawthorne Blvd.) The Lesbian Connection meets every second Friday for dinner at the food court o f Eugene's Fifth Street Public Market (5 30 pm. 296 E Fifth St 541683 2793.) Portland Bisexual Women examine bisexual stereotypes and realities in the Broadway Coffee Trader Living Room (7-9 pm. 2130 NE Broadway $3 donation. portlandbfwomenGcomcast n e t) Onda A rte Latina celebrates five years on Alberta Street with Latin food and drink, live music from Brazilian combo Voxanova and gift items from points South, with a portion of pro ceeds benefiting Planned Parenthood of the Columbia W illamette (6 9 pm 2215 NE Alberta St. 503 493 1909 ) Dyke duo Terra bnng harmonies and acoustics to Touchstone Coffee House (7-9 pm 7631 NEGIisanSt.)